N&W Second Track Elliston Christiansburg, 1899

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Railroad Gazette, vol. 31, 9-22-1899, p. 650.

NORFOLK & WESTERN — The company is grading 6 miles of second track between Montgomery and Elliston. Va.  This Is In addition to the 4  1/2  miles between Christiansburg and Montgomery nearly completed.   L. H. Vaughan has the contract.  The new work Includes the removal of one tunnel 130 ft. long and building the second track of another
370 ft. long. (Official.)

A three-mile branch Is reported under construction from a point about seven miles south of Roanoke, Va.. to the Griffin Iron mines in Roanoke County. W. G. Bear and W. R. Johnston are contractors.

-- abram burnett

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